BBQ Timer

Jerry M

About this app

• Combined interval timer/stopwatch = periodic alarms + elapsed time.
  Reminds you periodically to turn the food and tracks the total
  cooking time.
• Quick access via lock screen notification, pull-down notification,
  and home screen widget.
• Editable pop-up menu of interval times. Quickly access your favorite
  timers, each with optional notes.
• Changeable alarms while it’s running.
• No ads.

Type in the interval time: minutes, minutes:seconds, or hours:minutes:seconds.

Example intervals:
 10 = 10 minutes
 7:30 = 7 minutes, 30 seconds
 3:15:00 = 3 hours, 15 minutes

Short forms:
 12:00 = 12:0 = 12: = 12 = 12 minutes
 0:09 = :9 = 9 seconds
 2:00:00 = 2:0:0 = 2:: = 120 = 2 hours


Tips
• Tap the checkbox to turn the periodic reminder alarms on/off.
• Tap the time display to cycle between stopped → running → paused → stopped.
• Add the BBQ Timer widget to the home screen.
  • Tap the widget’s elapsed time to start/pause/stop.
  • Tap the widget’s background or its countdown time to open the app.
  • Resize the widget (long-press it then drag its resize handles) to see more or less info.
  • To remove the widget, long-press and drag it to “× Remove”.
• While BBQ Timer is running or paused, it appears on the lock screen and in the pull-down notification so you can see and control it in those places.
  • To put it on the lock screen, put it in Pause or Play mode by tapping buttons in the app or the home screen widget.
  • You can long-press the app’s home screen icon, then tap the “Pause at 00:00” shortcut (on Android 7.1+) to make it Paused and ready on the lock screen.
• Tap ▲ in the alarm interval text field for the pop-up menu of interval times.
  • Tap “Edit these intervals…” in the menu to customize the menu.
  • Long-press ▲ to customize the menu.
• The app, home screen widget, and pull-down notification show the countdown interval time as well as the total elapsed time (requires Android 7+).
• In the app, the phone’s volume keys adjust the Alarm volume.
• You can change BBQ Timer’s “Alarm” sound in Settings / Notifications. Don’t pick “None” if you want to hear the interval alarms. To restore the app’s cowbell sound, uninstall and reinstall the app.

Note: These System Settings are required to hear and see BBQ Timer alarms:
• “Alarm volume” at an audible level.
• Lock screen / Show all or non-private notifications.
• Apps / BBQ Timer “Show notifications”, not Silent. (You may also choose to “Override Do Not Disturb“.)
• Apps / BBQ Timer “Alarm” notification category / “Show notifications”, not “Silent”, “Make sound and pop on screen”, sound choice not “None”, Importance “High” or higher to hear and see on the lock screen and in the notification area.
• Apps / Special app access / Alarms & reminders / Allowed.
• Notifications / App settings / BBQ Timer / On.


Source code: https://github.com/1fish2/BBQTimer

Ratings and reviews

Didnt know i needed it but now i know... This is a really good idea.. Simple and unique. Please dont make a huge fat heavy app out of it, we dont like bloat. The alarm sound is really great..good thinking on that.. update..... The new way you enter your time is a bit wacky.. I think I like the scroll method better... I seem to have a little trouble getting used to this..

I looked through like the first 20 apps on the play store trying to find one with a decent stopwatch widget and could barely find one. I had to Google around awhile before I found this one. Does the trick, nice!

Great app works amazing and super nice to not have to unlock your phone to check how much time is left or how much has went by

What’s new

v4.1
• Work around Moto G's variable-width digits.
• Support °C/°F Regional preferences in Android 14.

v4.0
• ▲ Pop-up menu of interval times. Quickly access your favorite timers with optional notes, e.g. "6 minutes for thin fish, cook to 145°F". Long-press ▲ to customize the menu.
• Concise interval time display (04:00 ➜ 4) to suggest short form entry.
• Android 13.